diff --git a/fs/smb/client/netlink.c b/fs/smb/client/netlink.c
index 147d9409252c..0dd10913c37a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/netlink.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/netlink.c
@@ -33,13 +33,17 @@ static const struct nla_policy cifs_genl_policy[CIFS_GENL_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 static const struct genl_ops cifs_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd = CIFS_GENL_CMD_SWN_NOTIFY,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = cifs_swn_notify,
 	},
 };
 
 static const struct genl_multicast_group cifs_genl_mcgrps[] = {
-	[CIFS_GENL_MCGRP_SWN] = { .name = CIFS_GENL_MCGRP_SWN_NAME },
+	[CIFS_GENL_MCGRP_SWN] = {
+		.name = CIFS_GENL_MCGRP_SWN_NAME,
+		.flags = GENL_MCAST_CAP_NET_ADMIN,
+	},
 };
 
 struct genl_family cifs_genl_family = {